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Double Helix, by artistic director Nanine Linning and designer Bart Hess, explores the physical impact of technological advancements on the human body. Together they create a visual world in which the body is not only a vehicle for expression but also a place of transformation, confrontation, and resistance.

The project blends visual art, video, and performance with interactive elements to create a truly astonishing experience. Visitors can wander freely through four rooms of Het Katoenhuis during a one-hour guided tour.

With the idea that humans can fundamentally improve or even transcend themselves through technology, Double Helix touches on current themes such as genetic manipulation, artificial intelligence, and bioengineering. At the same time, the performance raises questions about identity, physicality, vulnerability, and control.

Where does the body end, and the machine begin? Who or what will determine what it means to be human in the future? What happens if we start seeing the body as a machine, if we separate mind and body? Will the idea that the mind is superior to the body ultimately lead to humanity's self-destruction? What will happen to our idea that our body is a wild and uncontrollable organism, with a thousands-of-years-old reptilian brain, connected to our ancestors, filled with a vast archive of physical sensations, consciousness, emotions, and instincts? And do we really want to limit ourselves to databases? Are we merely a collection of algorithms?

This radical vision of our future and the urgent need for answers from an ethical and philosophical point of view form the basis of Double Helix .